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West Indies 373 for 9 (Bonner 123, Brathwaite 55) lead England 311 (Bairstow 140, Seales 4-79) by 62 runs
Anitgua: Nkrumah Bonner scored a superb century as West Indies eked out every run from the third day of the First Test in Antigua, moving to 373/9 at the close.
West Indies added 171 runs on a slow-paced day, with Bonner anchoring the effort almost all the way through proceedings, reaching his second century in Test Match cricket off his 257th delivery by sweeping Jack Leach to the boundary shortly after tea.
A patient and determined approach from the home side continued even once Bonner had reached his hundred, with the 33-year-old inching past his previous best Test score and falling shortly before the close to part-timer Dan Lawrence for 123.
West Indies had resumed on 202/4 and added just four more runs against the old ball before an excellent bit of bowling from Ben Stokes had Jason Holder caught behind by Ben Foakes.
The new-look England attack had hoped to benefit from the arrival of the new ball and run through the remainder of the West Indies attack, but the fresh cherry failed to have the desired effect, with no further wickets falling before lunch, despite England bowling far better than they had on the second day.
When Joshua Da Silva was out lbw to Leach for an 88-ball 32, soon to be followed by Alzarri Joseph, caught in the deep off Overton for 2, it looked as if England may even emerge with a first-innings lead despite their lack of incision with the ball.
But the West Indies hunkered down and made England toil through to tea, putting plenty of overs into the tiring attack, which was without the services of Mark Wood for the final two sessions due to injury.
England’s torment continued after tea as Kemar Roach and Bonner further blunted the visitors’ attack, with the pair putting on 44 hard-earned runs in a 173-ball stand that came to an end when Roach was run out for 15 from 89 deliveries.
